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New front within a week: Pawar
Resignations in favour of trio
PUNE, May 21 — Within hours of his expulsion from the Congress, Mr Sharad Pawar today announced that a "new viable alternative front, comprising parties and people with the Congress line of thinking" would emerge in a week. The proposed political combine, however, would not have the "Congress draw- backs", he told mediapersons.		 Line Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Mr Rahul Gandhi and Ms Priyanka Vadra at the prayer meeting at Rajiv Gandhi's Samadhi on Friday morning.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Mr Rahul Gandhi and Ms Priyanka Vadra at the prayer meeting at Rajiv Gandhi's Samadhi on Friday morning. Mr Robert Vadra is seen to the left of Mrs Sonia Gandhi while Mr V. George is sitting next to Priyanka. — Photo by Vijender Tyagi.
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AICC session on May 25
NEW DELHI, May 21 — After expelling the three rebels, the Congress tonight convened a special session of the AICC here on May 25 as part of efforts to persuade Sonia Gandhi withdraw her resignation as party president.

Govindacharya in Lucknow
NEW DELHI, May 21 — The BJP high command today rushed party General Secretary K.N. Govindacharya to Lucknow to find a solution to the simmering political crisis in the Uttar Pradesh unit of the party.

Blast near airport before PM’s arrival
IMPHAL, May 21 — A powerful bomb exploded and another was detected on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee landed here today to commence his two-day visit to the state, official sources said.

Farooq to visit Delhi today
JAMMU, May 21 — The Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, is scheduled to visit Delhi tomorrow to ‘‘awaken’’ the Centre regarding the grim situation in the Kargil-Dras belt where during the past 13 days over 400 Pakistani infiltrators have occupied vantage posts in an area of some 40 sq km.

Infiltrators suffer heavy casualties
India warns Pakistan
SRINAGAR, May 21 — The Army today claimed to have inflicted "heavy casualties" on infiltrators occupying strategic positions in the Kargil and Dras sectors.
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Fiji PM's Rohtak connection
ROHTAK, May 21 — Mr Mahender Chaudhary, who was sworn is as the Prime Minister of Fiji on May 19, hails from Bahu-Jamalpur village, 7 km from here. Residents of the village distributed sweets and burst crackers as soon as they learnt that a "son" of their village had become the Prime Minister of Fiji.

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